Originally Posted by
UKRob
Don't quite agree with this Ed. Sniping is a way of putting your maximum bid in late - it is useful rather than bidding early - in that it doesn't allow people to bid up and up until they reach your maximum. If two people have snipes in, the one with the highest bid will still win - even if their snipe is in front of yours. As an example - If my maximum snipe bid is $10 and yours is $9 - and the current maximum is $5 - my bid will go in at $10 and win against your $9. If you had not bid, mine would still go in at $10 but I would pay only $6.